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[G.R. No. 1724. December 11, 1905. ]

ALEJANDRO REYES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FRANCISCO MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellee.

Ledesma, Sumulong & Quintos, for Appellant.

Coudert Brothers, for Appellee.

SYLLABUS


1. CIVIL ACTION UPON PROMISSORY NOTE; GAMBLING DEBT. — The game of "burro" is not a game of chance and not prohibited by the Civil Code. Therefore an action upon a promissory note executed and delivered in payment of money lost in such game may be maintained.

2. GAME OF CHANCE DEFINED. — A game of chance, luck, or hazard is defined under the Spanish law as a game where "cada uno de aquellos cuyo resultado no dependa de la habilidad o destreza de los jugadores, sino exclusivamente del acaso o la suerte; como el del monte o el de los dados.


D E C I S I O N


JOHNSON, J.:


This is an appeal from a judgment rendered by the Court of First Instance of the city of Manila in an action brought in that court by Alejandro Reyes against Francisco Martinez upon a promissory note in language and figures as follows:jgc:chanrobles.com.ph

"Por 1,200 pesos. Pagare en virtud del presente a los treinta dias de la fecha y a la orden del Señor Alejandro Reyes la cantidad de mil doscientos (1,200) pesos valor recibido del mismo en efectivo para operaciones de comercio. Manila, 1.
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